| The Boston Driver's Handbook: The Almost Post Big Dig Edition The Almost Post Edition Contributor(s): Gershkoff, Ira (Author), Trachtman, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306813262 ISBN-13: 9780306813269 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2004 Annotation: A commuter's survival guide and a visitor's crash course on the sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing reality of Boston riving, "The Boston Driver's Handbook: The Almost Post Big Dig Edition offers expert advice and witty encouragement for conquering the streets. This newly revised edition has tips on everything you need to know--from where to park, how to drive in the winter, how to execute the "sidesqueeze" in heavy traffic--and everything you don't necessarily need to know but will love to know anyway--from pedestrian point values (absent-minded MIT professor, 2 points; mayor, 10 points) to the best accident excuses of all time. With the latest information on the confusion caused by Boston's "Central Artery Relocation Project," "The Boston Driver's Handbook is as practical as it is entertaining, making it a must-have for the tourist and the Boston native alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Parodies - Humor | Topic - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: 629.283 |
| LCCN: 2003027229 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.41 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A commuter's survival guide and a visitor's crash course on the sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing reality of Boston driving, The Boston Driver's Handbook: The Almost Post Big Dig Edition offers expert advice and witty encouragement for conquering the streets. This newly revised edition has tips on everything you need to know-from where to park, how to drive in the winter, how to execute the sidesqueeze in heavy traffic -and everything you don't necessarily need to know but will love to know anyway-from pedestrian point values (absent-minded MIT professor, 2 points; mayor, 10 points) to the best accident excuses of all time. With the latest information on the confusion caused by Boston's Central Artery Relocation Project, The Boston Driver's Handbook is as practical as it is entertaining, making it a must-have for the tourist and the Boston native alike. |